The continued hot, humid weather puts a real strain on electric transmission systems. Tom Glanzer, with Northwestern Energy, says they expect their electric loads to hit a maximum this week…
Glanzer says continued heavy use of air conditioning really strains their system…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/Tom-Glanzer-719b.mp3|titles=Tom Glanzer 719b]Last summers peak load for Northwestern was three hundred eleven mega watts. Their normal load is about one hundred seventy mega watts. Glanzer says they have had a few power outages, but nothing major yet…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/Tom-Glanzer-719c.mp3|titles=Tom Glanzer 719c]Northwestern has about sixty one thousand electric customers in eastern South Dakota.